Economy

Reform success shows California governable and no longer broken
150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Thomas McKernan

The effects of elections and budget reform can’t be ignored but there’s also more work to be done to improve government and the economy here.

read more
May Budget Revise: What about the economy?
150 150 Justin Ewers

In the flurry of questions faced by Gov. Jerry Brown as he announced his revised state budget today, one subject was noticeably absent: the economy

read more
VIDEO: California looks to stem tide of fleeing film production jobs
150 150 Melissa Gonzalo

California is facing stiff competition for its film shoots in the form of incentives and tax credits from a host of other states and counties. New legislation aims to address this, but will it be too little, too late?

read more
Q&A: Dr. Yasmin Davidds on the strengths of Latina businesswomen
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Recently in Los Angeles, in conjunction with the California Economic Summit, a group of Latina business and organizational leaders convened, each with their own story to tell.

read more
Governor’s proposal on Infrastructure Financing Districts needs bolstering
150 150 Fred Silva

Read testimony provided to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on behalf our sister org the California Economic Summit that details exactly how IFD authority must be expanded in order to safeguard infrastructure financing and economic development

read more
Why the governor’s budget makes California Economic Summit even more important
150 150 Justin Ewers

The Governor’s proposed budget is one of the few times every year voters can find out exactly the plan is for billions in new surpluses and how to keep the economic recovery churning

read more
Keeping all of California’s regions healthy key to the Summit
150 150 Eloy Oakley

The summit — a collaboration of California Forward and the California Stewardship Network — attracted the geographic, economic and ethnic diversity that defines California.

read more
A conversation with Connie Rice on mass incarceration
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Rice recently sat down with California Forward to discuss the award as well as her perspective on violence prevention and mass incarceration.

read more